Omani barrel.

Pukka Bundook · 5th February 2017, 02:33 PM

Thank you for adding these photos Ibrahiim, they do show the dragon well, and relationship between the sword finials and pan area.

All I can say is that there is more likelihood of these barrels coming from Persia or Northern India/Afghanistan, than there is of them coming from Germany as some think, and this because of the dragon heads.
I do not know of any Germanic tradition of using dragon heads on gun parts, Other than the serpent which holds the match....and cannons at the mouth.
Having said that, Germanic and Italian barrels from the 1500's could indeed be fluted Very like these!

5th February 2017, 02:33 PM	#24
Pukka Bundook Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 803	Thank you for adding these photos Ibrahiim, they do show the dragon well, and relationship between the sword finials and pan area. All I can say is that there is more likelihood of these barrels coming from Persia or Northern India/Afghanistan, than there is of them coming from Germany as some think, and this because of the dragon heads. I do not know of any Germanic tradition of using dragon heads on gun parts, Other than the serpent which holds the match....and cannons at the mouth. Having said that, Germanic and Italian barrels from the 1500's could indeed be fluted Very like these!